often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
Recent Examples on the Web
At Daytime Stands Up, a livestream collaboration event between Stand Up to Cancer and the daytime TV community to raise funds for cancer research, Easton recalled the final moment with his longtime friend before de los Reyes died from cancer at age 56 on Christmas Eve.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 May 2024
This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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